Erik Erikson believed that because of the associated with the identity- versus-identity-confusion stage, many adolescents __________.

A. never have the opportunity to experience adolescence fully before they move on to young adulthood
B. become psychologically scarred for life
C. pursue a "psychological moratorium" to explore alternative roles and possibilities
D. regress psychologically to an earlier time when life was simpler


Answer: C

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